Guidebook for Santa Cruz

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Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Food Scene

Acai bowls are a very Santa Cruz thing to eat while you're here! These are the best. Try the one with peanut butter: sounds weird, but it's delicious!
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Samba Rock Acai Cafe
291 Water St
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Acai bowls are a very Santa Cruz thing to eat while you're here! These are the best. Try the one with peanut butter: sounds weird, but it's delicious!
Best sushi in town by a landslide! The Shogun Special role #2 is the one I always get.
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Shogun Japanese Restaurant
1123 Pacific Ave
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Best sushi in town by a landslide! The Shogun Special role #2 is the one I always get.
No Santa Cruz trip is complete without a stop at the Buttery! Amazing array of baked goods and yummy breakfasts.
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The Buttery
702 Soquel Ave
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No Santa Cruz trip is complete without a stop at the Buttery! Amazing array of baked goods and yummy breakfasts.
Sadly companion is no where near our house, but it's the best bread we've ever eaten in our lives so it's worth the drive to the West Side.
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Companion Bakeshop Westside Santa Cruz
2341 Mission St
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Sadly companion is no where near our house, but it's the best bread we've ever eaten in our lives so it's worth the drive to the West Side.
Delicious and reasonably priced Italian food. Kid friendly as well! They give kids crayons to draw on the table AND have fabulous misto mare, as well.
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Cafe Mare
740 Front St
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Delicious and reasonably priced Italian food. Kid friendly as well! They give kids crayons to draw on the table AND have fabulous misto mare, as well.
My favorite breakfast place, becuase they bake their own cinnamon rolls! It's crowded on weekends, so go early. Also, they're cash only so bring paper money.
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Linda's Seabreeze Café
542 Seabright Ave
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My favorite breakfast place, becuase they bake their own cinnamon rolls! It's crowded on weekends, so go early. Also, they're cash only so bring paper money.

Parks & Nature

It takes 5 minutes to bike to the bottom of Emma McCrary, which is a world-famous mountain biking trail. Once you're there, you can enjoy an endless network of trails around UCSC campus.
Emma McCrary Trail
Emma McCrary Trail
It takes 5 minutes to bike to the bottom of Emma McCrary, which is a world-famous mountain biking trail. Once you're there, you can enjoy an endless network of trails around UCSC campus.
DeLa, as we call it, is a stone's throw from our house. Bike or walk there in just a few minutes, and enjoy the redwooded hike up to the "Top of the World" above the disc golf course. At night, you can see Capitola and Monterey lit up. It's beautiful!
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Парк Делавега
855 Branciforte Drive
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DeLa, as we call it, is a stone's throw from our house. Bike or walk there in just a few minutes, and enjoy the redwooded hike up to the "Top of the World" above the disc golf course. At night, you can see Capitola and Monterey lit up. It's beautiful!
Gotta see the big trees!! The old growth redwoods in Henry Cowell are truly stunning. This is an easy one mile loop walk that the whole family will enjoy. A must see.
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Государственный парк красных лесов Генри Коуэлла
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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Gotta see the big trees!! The old growth redwoods in Henry Cowell are truly stunning. This is an easy one mile loop walk that the whole family will enjoy. A must see.
Best local beach. Long beautiful unbroken beachfront with lots of shells and drift wood in the winter. There's a shore break in the summer, so it's not the best swimming beach for very small kids.
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Пляж Seabright State Beach
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Best local beach. Long beautiful unbroken beachfront with lots of shells and drift wood in the winter. There's a shore break in the summer, so it's not the best swimming beach for very small kids.
Greatest North Coast beach, through a cave to incredible sandstone cliffs.
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Пляж Пантеры
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Greatest North Coast beach, through a cave to incredible sandstone cliffs.

Arts & Culture

Always a cool exhibit at the MAH, plus on most weekend's there's an outdoor band in the outdoor courtyard called Abbot Square.
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Art Museums,History Museums
705 Front St
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Always a cool exhibit at the MAH, plus on most weekend's there's an outdoor band in the outdoor courtyard called Abbot Square.
The place to do yoga!
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Ashtanga Yoga Institute at Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave
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The place to do yoga!

Entertainment & Activities

Want to be a true local? Try out some dance classes at our community art's center. Great for families and kids of all ages
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Tannery Arts Center
1010 River St
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Want to be a true local? Try out some dance classes at our community art's center. Great for families and kids of all ages
Iconic old theater features cool indie movies with original elegant bathrooms, indoor balconies, and THE BEST popcorn anywhere in Santa Cruz. If they don't have what you want to see, try the Nick down the street—also great popcorn. (Can you tell I like popcorn?!?)
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Del Mar Theater
1124 Pacific Ave
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Iconic old theater features cool indie movies with original elegant bathrooms, indoor balconies, and THE BEST popcorn anywhere in Santa Cruz. If they don't have what you want to see, try the Nick down the street—also great popcorn. (Can you tell I like popcorn?!?)

Essentials

Our closest grocery store is just a few minutes away, just up the hill.
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Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave
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Our closest grocery store is just a few minutes away, just up the hill.
The original Santa Cruz health food stores, has the best produce in town!
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Staff of Life
1266 Soquel Ave
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The original Santa Cruz health food stores, has the best produce in town!

Drinks & Nightlife

This is the quintessential Santa Cruz bar. Velvet couches, craft cocktails, lots of hipsters.
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The Redroom
1003 Cedar St
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This is the quintessential Santa Cruz bar. Velvet couches, craft cocktails, lots of hipsters.
Great downtown beer house. Lots of seating and delicious pours.
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Lupulo Craft Beer House
233 Cathcart St
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Great downtown beer house. Lots of seating and delicious pours.
The brewery with the best food by a landslide. Their popcorn has duck fat on it instead of butter. Don't ask, just try it!
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West End Tap and Kitchen
334 Ingalls St
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The brewery with the best food by a landslide. Their popcorn has duck fat on it instead of butter. Don't ask, just try it!